Sufjan Stevens, "Fourth Of July" (Official Audio)
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From the album CARRIE & LOWELL
Who is here in 2026
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Available on Asthmatic Kitty Records
Im planning to do suicide I think I'll be better after that I can't carry all this
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LYRICS:
LYRICS
The evil, it spread like a fever ahead
It was night when you died, my firefly
What could I have said to raise you from the dead?
Oh, could I be the sky on the Fourth of July?
Well, you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
Tell me, what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
We're all gonna die
Sitting at the bed with a halo at your head
Was it all a disguise, like junior high?
Where everything was fiction, future, and prediction
Now where am I? My fading supply
Did you get enough love, my little dove?
Why do you cry?
And I'm sorry I left, but it was for the best
Though it never felt right
My little Versailles
The hospital asked, "Should the body be cast?"
Before I say goodbye, my star in the sky
Such a funny thought to wrap you up in cloth
Do you find it all right, my dragonfly?
Shall we look at the moon, my little loon?
Why do you cry?
Make the most of your life, while it is rife
While it is light
Well, you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
Tell me, what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
We're all gonna die
We're all gonna die
We're all gonna die
We're all gonna die
We're all gonna die
We're all gonna die
We're all gonna die
We're all gonna die
The evil it spread like a fever ahead
It was night when you died, my firefly
My bird died today, I wanna kms so freaking bad
He wasn’t just a bird, he was my hope in life, my one and only, my happiness, my son.
my father laughed at me when I buried him, I wanted to throw up, to cut his throat, to yell at him until I lose my voice but I just walked past him. Heading to his home when I’ve just lost mine.
RIP Kiwi, you were the best thing I have ever had.
What could I have said to raise you from the dead?
Oh could I be the sky on the fourth of July?
منو جاي من تيك توك😊
“Well you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
Hello.
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
This is the saddest song I have ever heard 🩵
We’re all gonna die.”
Sitting at the bed with the halo at your head
I'm tired of my grief... It's suffocating.
Was it all a disguise, like Junior High
Where everything was fiction, future, and prediction
every year i listen this song as a tradition, this song remind me how i managed to overcome the depression by myself. hope you guys take example from me "there is always a lighting exit after the dark tunnel"
Now where am I? My fading supply
“Did you get enough love, my little dove
love that song love that style!!LOVE IIIIIIT please have somebody some build full of music like this??thank you guys!!
Why do you cry?
And I’m sorry I left, but it was for the best
I have this fun thing where I'm having a perfectly fine, normal day, then I listen to this song for no reason.
Though it never felt right
My little Versailles.”
Grave of the fireflies 😭❤️🩹
The hospital asked should the body be cast
Before I say goodbye, my star in the sky
"We all gonna die"
4th of July is actually my birthday, wish me if you pass by on this day , GOD bless you
Such a funny thought to wrap you up in cloth
Do you find it all right, my dragonfly?
I miss you dad
“Shall we look at the moon, my little loon
Why do you cry?
I miss everyone 😔
Make the most of your life, while it is rife
While it is light
There aren't many songs that can make me cry. Sufjan Stevens has 3 of them
Well you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
This is my song
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
I simply came because I remember Minsung
We’re all gonna die.”
if I ever commit just so you know I was here and wish best for you guys ln life. life for me is over sooner or later I will.. even though who really cares about it if I die or not
More User Perspectives
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@AdEm-n8o2cMy husband had a hemorrhagic stroke on July 3, 2024; he was in a coma for the last three months of his life and died in October 2024. 😢
@aprilc.3697This is the only song that makes me cry….
@ANI1_1330So we all crying rn?
@LylahDeaton-u8rNever fails to make me cry
@Luisa..kThis song is too close for comfort as my mom currently has cancer.
@clairemorales9528Allah senin belanı versin gerizekalı senden nefret ediyorum hayatımı mahvettin gün yüzü göreme inşallah
@hundradollaazzzSo beautifal yet so upesting
@Greenyt13"Make the most of your life, while it is rife, while it is light.", said his mother :(
@harper6506Whoever listening to this song on the Fourth of July 2026😢wish u all the best this year🎉
@LwandileMkhize-b5sReminds me of grave of the fireflies
@Miffyy-y1yI missed this song I heard it since a kid made me think Abt my cat..
@elizabethromero9889Today, I met a girl I'll probably never see again.
I was on a bus, heading to visit my family in the countryside.
About 50 km from the city.
A girl was sitting next to me.
What caught my attention wasn't that she was beautiful.
It was the fact that she wasn't doing anything.
No phone.
No headphones.
No scrolling.
She was just looking out the window.
Meanwhile, I was sitting there with my wired earphones in, listening to music.
Then a random thought popped into my head.
A weird one.
I unplugged one side of my earphones and held it out to her.
"Do you want to listen?"
She looked at me like she wasn't sure she heard me correctly.
"Huh?"
I nodded.
She smiled.
"Yeah."
The first song I played was The Night We Met.
And for the next 20 minutes, we listened to music together without really saying much.
Song after song. (Fourth of July was her first song.)
At one point, I handed her my phone and let her choose.
Her music taste was incredible.
Quiet songs.
Sad songs.
The kind of songs that make you stare out a bus window and think about life.
The whole thing felt strangely peaceful.
Like we'd known each other longer than 20 minutes.
Then the bus reached its final stop.
And somehow, the last song ended at the exact same moment.
I laughed.
"What a perfect timing."
She smiled.
"Thank you."
"No problem."
And that was it.
I didn't ask for her number.
Didn't ask for Instagram.
Didn't ask where she lived.
We just said goodbye.
As we got off the bus, we even ended up walking in the same direction.
She was a few steps ahead of me.
I could've caught up.
I could've started another conversation.
But I didn't.
Some moments feel complete exactly as they are.
So I let her keep walking. I left her alone.
And eventually she disappeared.
Now I'll probably never see her again.
Part of me regrets that.
Part of me wonders what would've happened if I'd said one more thing.
But another part of me is grateful.
Because in a world where everyone is staring at a screen...
two strangers shared a pair of earphones and a few songs.
And for 20 minutes, that was more than enough.
Lost my dog recently. This song hurts so much. I love you so much Sadie.
@sadschnitzel5803Like this😢
@سارهالحارثي-غ3قMy Happy birthday 3 July
@Melek-b6iMy father passed away because of cancer a day before my last exam in high school, and I spent almost a month without seeing him, and didn’t know he was sick at that time, my family lied to me about that, and I wanted to finish high school to try and get to know him better, but I was late, I didn’t like him most of the time and I avoided him, he wasn’t good, but wasn’t bad either, I just don’t know what to feel or think
@Sam-e2t5bgood😂❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😢😮🎉
@CicekGul-q2vThis is my best attempt. Right now. I've taken 12 benadryl tabs and 🔪 myself tune you in!😊
@YINNEYTHEPOURevelation 21:4
For those how need it.
I was listening to songs n i was already crying bcz they reminded me of my dad and suddenly this song played it felt like my dad was comforting my tears could not stop love you and miss you dad ❤️
@Ishitaaa_18I just lost my mother on July 17th! I can't breathe! This pain is so great devastating😢
@ÉmeraudeorchidéeFleur-f9c227 days ago my mommy passed away of cancer. I found her.
This song reminds me of that awful day.
im tired even if i felt i had to go on but i can’t feel anymore
@roswserenOmmmgg i am sobbing
@chayanikaaa.d09we're all gonna die 😔❤️🩹
@onimacaronniThe best song ever I seen in my life !!!!! :D
@ArsalenkhlifiSo yes it is 2026 now 😢
@أحمدالمعلم-ق1لJust found this . Omg. Epic and gorgeous. Like all our mothers. Thank you so very much.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@kellywilliamson27562026 🫂💔
@Lalisa-m7-mfound this gem when i first lost my beloved cat to dogs at just 7 months. back here again after losing his sibling the same way at 5 years of age. i feel like an amputee now, i feel nothing but the void consuming me.
@cyborgirly